Directions for the following 4 (four) items: With reference to above passage, the following

Rend the followin8 two pa8Sages and answer the assumptions have been made :
items that follow the passages. Your answers to these
I. No country needs to depend on
items should be based on the passages only.
ecosystems to boost national income.
Passage -1
Resource-rich countries need to share
Maintaining an ecosystem just to conserve
their resources with those of scant
bindiversity will affect its commercial potential resources as to prevent the
as well as the livelihoods dependent on the
degradation of ecosystems.
ecosystem. There is also a conflict between using
an ecosystem only for livelihoods, for commercial Which of the above assumptions is/are valid ?
exploitation, strictly for conservation.
Deforestation caused due to commercial
(a) Ionly
exploitation will lead to indirect harm like tloods, (b) II only
siltation problems and microclimatic instability, Both I and II
(c)
apart from adversely affecting livelihoods
dependent forests. These conflicts are (d Neither I nor II
particularly acute in developing countries where
the dependence of people on the ecosystem is
Passage -2
significant, and commercial exploitation has the
potential to boost national income. The history of renewable energy suggests
Which one of the following statements best
1.
there is a steep learning curve, meaning that, as
reflects the critical message conveyed by the
more is produced, costs fall rapidly because of
author ofthe passage ?
economies of scale and learning by doing. The
(a) Conservation of biodiversity is not an
issue to be worried about
when some firms' green innovation is path-dependent : the
ecosystems for their
people depend on more a firm does, the more it is likely to do in the
livelihoods. future. The strongest evidence for this is the
Commercial exploitation of forests goes
the collapse in the price of solar energy, which
fundamental rights of
against the and
dependent on forests
for food became about 90% cheaper during the 2010s,
people
shelter. repeatedly beating forecasts. Moving early and
livelihood and
Sustenance
of gradually gives economies more time to adjust,
(c) while being
ecosystem
degradation of leading
allowing them to reap the benefits of
exacerbate one another,
together
imbalance.
path-dependent green investment without much
and
toconflicts disruption.
exploitation of ecosystems Alate, more chaotic transition is
Commercial
(d) stopped. costlier.
completely
should be

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3. Which one of the following statements best5. Anatural number N is such that it can be
reflects the central idea of the passage? exDressed as N =p+q+ r, where p, q and r
are distinct factors of N. How many aumbers
Economies of scale is essential for
below 50 have this property ?
transition togreen growth.
(a) 6
(b) Modern technological progres is

intensely linked to path-dependent (b) 7

innovations. 12 tl4

(c) Countries with large economies are in a (d)

better position to adopt green

technologies.
6. Three prime numbers p, q snd r, esch les
(d) Timing plays a crucial role in the case of
than 20, are such that p -q=q-r. How msny
green technology development.
distinct possible values can We get yR

(p+q+r)?

With reference to the above passage, the 4

following assumptions have been made : (b)

I Path-dependent green investments will 6

(c)
eventually most likely benefit growth as (d) More than 6
well aß public finances in a country like
India.
technologies follow the How many possible values of (p + q + r) are
II If other green
same pattern as that
of solar energy, there satisfying 1,1,1
+*+*l, wherep.q and
p q r
there will most likely be
an easy green are natural numbers (not neessarily

transition. distinct) ?
assumptions is/are
valid ?
Which of the above (a) None
(a) Ionly (b) One
(b) II only
Three
(c) Both I and II

Inor II mesked (d) More than three

ANeither

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 What comes at X and Y respectively in theDirections for the following 4(four) itema :
Rond the following tuo passages and anawer the
following sequence ?
410 ites that follow the passages. Your ansuers to the3e
January" January, December, October, X.me should be based on the passages only
t1 March, October, Y, September Passage -1
(a) July, May Each State in India faces a distinctive set of
challenges regarding the impact of warming. but
b July, April
alen offers its own set of opportunities for
(c) June, May reducing emissions depending on its natural
(d) June, April resources. For example, coastal States need to
take action to protect their shores from sea level
rise. districts that are drier need to prepare for
variable monsoon precipitation. Himalayan
(9. Team X scored a total of N runs in 20 overs.
regions have their own unique challenges, and
Team Y tied the score in 10% less overs. Had
selected parts of peninsular India and offshore
team Y's average run rate (runs per over) been areas offer great opportunities for harnessing
50% higher, the scores would have been tied in wind power. These various aspects need to be
12overs. How many runs were scored by team considered for developing clear and sustainable
X? goals for the future.

(a) 72 11 Which one of the following statements best

reflects the most logical, rational and
(b) 144 pragmatic message conveyed by the author of
the passage ?
(c) 216
(a) The mitigation and adaptation
set Cannot be determined strategies to address/tackle the climate
change is essentially the responsibility
of each State.
10. The price (p) of a commodity is first increased (b) India is too diverse to implement any
by k%; then decreased by k%; again
increased effective strategy or programme to
new address/tackle the climate change.
by k%; and again decreased by k%. If the
betweenp (c) It is basically the responsibility of the
price is q, then what is the relation
Union Government to implement the
and q? climate action plans and ensure net zero
(a)p10-k =qx10* emissions.
India needs to formulate effective
(b) p(10-k'=qx 10 climate change mitigation and
(c p(10- k)= q x 10 adaptation strategies at the State/region
level.
(d) P(10. -k') =qx1o³ -k )
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18. With reference to the passage, the following| 18. Which one of the following statementa best
Poflects the critical message conveyed by the
Assumptions have been made:
passage?

I. Green energy production can be linked

(a) India's political executive should be
tointegrated with the climate change aware that poverty and social inequality
mitigation and adaptation strategies. and the consequent sense of insecurity is
the main social problem.
II. Effects of climate change are much more
(b) In India, poverty is the primary reason
severe in coastal and mountainous
for social inequality and insecurity.
regions.
(c) Poverty and social inequality are so
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid ?
intricately linked that they pose an
en Ionly unmanageable crisis for India.

(b) II only . (aY Insecurity, more than poverty, is the

main economic issue that Government
(c) Both I and II
policies must address.
(d) Neither Inor II

Passage -2 14. With reference to the above passage, the

following assumptions have been made:
If the social inequality is the most acutely
I. People above the poverty line also are
felt social problem in India, insecurity, more than
prone to suffer from anxiety about
economic
poverty, is the most acutely felt economic insecurity.
problem. Besides those below the official poverty II Eradication of poverty can result in
are
line, even those just over the poverty line peace and social equality in the country. d
insecurities of
subject to multiple economic Which of the above assumptions is/are valid ?
and/or health risks,
various kinds (due to wealth (aIonly
job-related uncertainties).
market fluctuations, (b) II only
policies are actually intended
Many Government (c) Both I and II
insecurities.
towards mitigating these (d) Neither I nor II

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15. Asolid cube is painted yellow on all its faces. 18 A4-digit number Nis such that when divided
Thecube is then cut into 60 smaller but equal by 3. 5, 6, 9 leaves a remainder 1, 3, 4. 7
pieces by making the minimum number of respectively. What is the smallest value of N?
cuts, Which of the following statements is/are
correct ?
(a) 1068
The minimum number of cuts is 9.
(b) 1072
II. The number of smaller pieces which are
not painted on any face is 6. t e 1078
Select the correct answer using the code given
(d) 1082
below :

(a) Ionly
(b) IIonly Consider the following statements :
19.
(c Both I and II
J. IfA<B>C<D> E>F> G=H: then
(d) Neither I nor II
Bis always greater than E.

II. If P> Q= R> S =TsU = V> W: then

16. If7* 24 = 25 and 12 * 16 = 20, then what s
16 * 63 egqual to ? Sis always less than V.

(a) 70 Which of the statements given above is/are

(b) 66 correct?

wet 65 (a) I only

(d) 64 (b) II only
2 Se
3 9 25
(c) Both I and II
10% as a result of
17. The petrol price shot up by (d)either I nor II
price of petrol
the hike in crude oil prices. The
before the hike was 90 per litre. A person
month and his car gives
travels 2200 km every
km 20.
per litre. By how many What is the unit digit in the multiplication of
a mileage of 16 km wants to
should he reduce
his travel if he 1x3 x 5x7x9 x...x999?
previous
expenditure at the
maintain his
(a) 1
level ?
(b) 3
(a) 180 km
b y 200 km let 5
(c) 220 km (d) 9
(d) 240 km
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 With reference to the passage, the following
Directions for the following 4 (four) items : 22.
assumptions have been made:
Read the following tuo passages and answer the The growing divergence between the fortunes
items that follow the passages. Your answers to these of the agricultural and non-agricultural
items should be based on the passages only. economy
in India could have been
reduced/contained by :
Passage -1 I adapting large-scale cultivation of
commercial crops and viable corporate
One of the dismal realities of the farming.
agricultural sector in independent India has been II. providing free insurance for all crops
and heavily subsidizing seeds,
that it never experienced a high-growth phase, fertilizers, electricity and farm
unlike the non-agricultural economy. The highest machinery at, par with developed
decadal growth (compound annual growth rate or countries.

CAGR) for agriculture has been just 3-5% in the Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
1980s. Also, after experiencing a spurt in decadal I only
(a)
growth during the 1980s, agricultural growth (b) II only
suffered relative stagnation thereafter. This is in (c) Both I and II
sharp contrast to non-agricultural growth, which ta Neither I nor II
consistently increased from the 1980s to 2000s.
Passage-2

In our country, handlooms are equated with

a culture that ensures a continuity of tradition,
21. Which one of the following statements best This idea has become part of the public
reflects the corollary to the above passage ? policy-framing and provides alegitimate basis for
,(a The benefit of economic reforms the State to support the sector. But the notion of
percolates down more slowly to
the tradition as a single, linear entity is being
agriculture sector than in other sectors strongly contested today. The narratives
of the economy. dominant in defining culture/tradition in a
revolution was not particular way are seen to have emerged as the
(b) For India, the green
was expected to be.
identities and histories of large sections. The
as useful as it
discounted and, at times, forcibly stifled
other countries in
(c) India lagged behind identities are fighting for their rightful place in
adapting mechanized and modern
history. Against this backdrop, when we promote
farming. handloom as a traditional industry, it is not
Rural-to-urban migration resulted in the surprising that large sections of our population
(d) choose to ignore it.
stagnant agriculture sector.

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 nlhoys How
Whach oe ef the llowing statements bes5 Consider the irst l00 natural
elerts the mest lngal and rationai messag many of them are not diviaible hy ny ype t
TeTed by the author of thbe passage?
2, 8, 5, 7and 9?
We Deed free the handloom industry
iro be imited narratire inked to 3
preserving cultural heritage. (b 1
Cootinoe State Support to the
6
(c)
handioo industry ensues the 23
preservation of some of our glorious art 23 2:9
(d) S9
forms and old traditions
31
Household units of the handloom sector
should be modernized and made an
26. If4sxS8 and 2sys7, then what is the ratio
economically viable onganized industrv.
minimum value
Handloom products need to be converted of maximum value of (x + y) to
to machine-made designer products so of (s - y) ?
as to make them more popular. 3
(a) 6

15
(b) D |S
2
24. With reference to the above passage, the 15 - Is
made : (c)
following assumptions have been 2

There is no need for the State

to be . s t t None of the above
handloom
involved in any manner in the

sector. Z

Handloom products are no longer

II |27. Let both p and k be prime numbers such that
appealing and attractive in
the rapidly
changing modern world. (p² + k) is also a prime number less than 30.
assumptions is/are valid ? What is the number of possible values of k ?
Which of the above
(a) 4
(a) Ionly 2

(b) IIonly 3
Both I and II
(c)
(c) 6 -23
19
(d Neither I nor I 2
(d) 7
2
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 Passage-!
Qur ntry getay eachang
2learning Nr the
but the new deIds f iety and the
Mor than §
fotuy
work reque ntcal anå depeendet thinkin
learning thrh oàng, asing questies
multiple dìscphuarY petìres de same
Ler PQR be a digt number, PPT be a -digit isSue, using evideNe r bikng rgune
number and PS be a digit nunber, where P retlecting and artiulatia er ucatiE
Q. R,S, T ar dstinct non-zeno digits. Further, should not ther e a mee rnt e the
PQR - PS = PPT. If Q= S and T < 6, then
what is the number of p0ssible vlues of public mood." Higher learning is sll about dew t
(R, S)? thìnk rather than what to thìnn Tehing hast
(a) be re-invented.
(b) 3
31. Which one of the ollewing statemet e
(c) 4 reflects the central idex veve r the
passage?
(d) More than 4
(a) India doeS not have enMh e N r
promoting quality educatia àn its
30. Consider the sequence universities.

AB_CC_A BCCC_BBC_C that follows (b) The înstitutions of higher earn~ng àn

certain pattern. Which one of the following the country should not be under the
control of the Government
completes the sequence ?
(a) B, C, B,C, A A BBLe (e) Classroom apprvach to higher etucation
(b) A, C, B, C, A ABBccc should be done away with.
l e t B, C, B, A, C ABBcc (dClassroom needs to be einagine ad
C, B, B, A, C
teaching needs to be re-invented.
(d)
BcB AC
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2. With referene t the atare pasnage, tie
following Assumptims have been made :
Higher educatin is
evolving subjeet thst needs to aliga
towards new developments

apheres of society.
In our country, sufficient funds are st
allocated for promoting higher
education.
Which of the above assurnptions íslare valid?
aTonly
(b) II only
(c) Both Iand II changing AH.
(d) Neither Inor II

Passage -2
34. Wih referenee e e R e
following smtisre beae:
If there is inequality in the pattern of I The food msnutering
population growth, there is greater inequality in N
industries in everr n S
food production and utilization. As societies their objectìves dpr
become wealthier, their consumption of animal
accordane wità te h n g s
products increases. This means that a greater the soieties
proportion of such basic foodstuff as grains and II. Wealthier i e t r get
legumes that could feed humans directly is loss of calories of Ôod mtenas d
instead being converted into feed for poultry and indirect utilhzationftheir
large farm animals. Yet this conversion of
inturl
produce,
plant-based food into animal food for humans is Which of the above assumpions iN
far from efficient. Only 16% of the calories fed to aid
(a) Ionly
chickens are recovered by us hen we eat them.
This conversion rate goes down to five to seven (hy II only
(c) Both I and II
per cent in large animals that are fed grain to
(d)
add fat and some protein before slaughter. Neither I nor I

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3
35. What is the maximum value of n such that |38. 1 Pt, R , 8 t, then ituot the
7x 343 x 385 x 1000 x 2401 x 77777 is proper notationa hetween tho Auveaive
divisible by 35" ? numbersin the equation 80 16 0 4-0;
(a) 3 (a) SPRQ
3
4 3 (h QRPS
(c) 5
(o) QRSP
(d) 7
(d) SPQR

36. What is Xin the

24, X, 12, 18, 36, 90 ?
(a) 18 39. A tram ovortakea 2 persona N and Y walking
Cby 12 at an average speed of 3 kmAhr and 4 knvhr in
(c) 9 the same direction and eompletely puaaea

(d) 6
them in 8Neconda And 9 seconda reapectively,
What is the length of the tran ?
(a) 16 m
Pand Q walk along a circular track. (b)
They 18 m
start at 5:00 a.m. from the 8ame point in
20 m
opposite directions. P walks at an average
(d) 24 m
speed of 5rounds per hour and Q walks at an
average speed of 3 rounds per hour, How
many times will they cros8 each other between
40.
5:20 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. ?
IrN° 12346678987064321, then how nmany
digits doos the nunnber N
(a) 12 have ?
(n) 8
(b) 13

(c) 14
(c) 10
(d) 15 (d) 11
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Ditions for the fllocing 4(four) item8: 42. With reference to the
above
Reod the lowing tuo passages and answer the following ASSumptions have been passage,
made :
the
enis that fllow the passages. Your answers to these
es should be based on the passages only.
1. Supply-side investments in
can result in companies
low-carbon behaviour in
Passage-1 people.

Over the next 30 years, many countries are

II. People are not capable
of adapting
promising to move to net-zero carbon, implying low-carbon behaviour without
the
that household emissions will have to be cut t0 involvement of Government
and
close to nothing. Aleading climate scientist Companies.
reckons that, at best, half the reduction might be Which of the above assumptions
is/are valid ?
achieved through demand-side measures, such as I only
behavioural changes by individuals and
(b) II only
households. And even that would require
companies and governments to provide more (c) Both I and II
incentives to Neither Inor II
change through supply-side (d)
investments to make low-carbon options cheaper
and more widely available.

41. Which one of the following statements Passage-2

best
reflects the central idea conveyed by the In only 50 years, the world's consumption
passage ? of raw materials has nearly quadrupled, to
more than 100 billion tons. Less than 9% of
(a) Moving to net-zero carbon is possible
this is reused. Batteries of old vehicles contain
only by the reduction in household
emissions.
materials such as lithium, cobalt, manganese
and nickel that are pricey and can be hard to
Low-carbon behaviour in people can be obtain. Supply chains are long and
brought about by incentivising them. complicated. Buyers' risks are being
(c) Cheaper goods and services can be made aggravated by their suppliers' poor
available to people by using low-carbon environmental and labour standards. Reusing
technologies. materials makes sense. Once batteries reach
(d) Manufacturing industries that use the ends of their lives, they should go back to
low-carbon technologies should be a factory where their ingredients can be

provided with subsidies. recovered and put into new batteries.

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 46. A set (X) of 20 pipes can fill 70% of a tank in
one of the following statements best
Which
43. 14 minutes. Another set (Y) of 10 pipes flls
elects the most logical, rational and a/gth of the tank in 6 minutes. A third set (Z)
prgmatic message conveyed by the passage ? of 16 pipes can empty half of the tank in
Green economy is not possible without 20 minutes. If half of the pipes of set X are
(a)
reusing critical minerals.
closed and only half of the pipes of set Y are
open, and all pipes of the set (2) are open, then
how long will it take to fill 50% of the tank ?
(b) Every sector of economy should adapt
the reuse of material resources (a) 8 minutes

immediately. (b) 10 minutes

(c) 12 minutes
(c) Circular economy can be beneficial for
sustainable growth. (d) 16 minutes

If n is a natural number, then what is the

(d) Circular use of material resources is the 46.
number of distinct remainders of (1 + 2)
only option for some industries for their
survival. when divided by 4?
(a)
1
)
(b)
(c) 2 +
44. With reference to the above passage, the
following assumptions have been made:
|47. Let P = QQQ be a 3-digit number. What is the
1. Automobile factories are examples of the
H F of Pand 481?
circular economy.
(a) 1

Économic growth is compatible with (b) 13

circular use of mineral resources.
97

(d) 481
Which of the aboye assumptions is/are valid?
48. What is the 48gth digit in the number
(a) Ionly
123456789101112... ?
(a)
, lonly
(b). 3
(c) Both I and II
(c) 6

Neither I nor II (d)

(d)

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 heen stolen. There are Directions for the following 4(four) iteme:
following uo
R. They were questioned|Read the
only one of them is
guilty. Their items that follow the
Awiw
that tems should be based on the passgen mty

steal. Q stole
it. Passage -1
I didnot
not steal.
did not steal. Idid It is hard to predict how ehanga is 66
Idid not
steal, I do not know who did it. climate and the atmosphere's chemiatry
affect the prevalence and víralenes
mobile phone ?
Whe stole the agricultural diseases. But there is riak h
such changes will make some plant intetina
more common in all cimatic zOnes, ehase
catastrophically so. Part of the probler is that
uCannot be concluded
centuries of selective breeding have refined the
genomes of most high-value crops. They re
spectacular at growing in today's conditions bst
genetic variations that are not imnmedizsely
Thre teams P, R participated in a
useful to them have been bred out. This is goot
tauament in which the teams play with one for yields but bad for coping with changes. A
another exactly once. A win fetches a team minor disease or even an unknown one could
2 points and a draw 1 point. A team gets no suddenly rampage through a genetically honed
oint for a loss. Each team scored exactly one crop.
gal in the tournament. The team P got
3points, Qgot 2 points and R got 1 point.
51. Which one of the following statements best
IWhich of the following statements is/are reflects the central idea conveyed by the
passage?
orrect ?

The result of the match between P and Q (a Global climate change adversely affects
is a draw with the score 0 -0. the productivity of crops.
The number of goals scored by R against Our total dependence on geneticaly
Qis 1. honed crops entails possible food
Which of the statements given above islare insecurity.
correct ? (c) Our food security should not depend on
(a) Ionly P agricultural productivity alone.
b) II only |-)
(d) Genetically honed crops should be
BothI and II replaced with their wild varieties in our
b-1 present cultivation practices.
(d) Neither I nor II

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 With referenco
0 the above pasADO the Which one of the following statements best
followiing aNsunnptions have beon made: reflecta the eritical mennage conveyed by the
Clobal climate change can result in Author of thepassage ?
the
migration of several plant diseases to Without opposition parties, the
(a)
new areas.
administration in a democracy gets to
Scientific understanding of the wild become more responsible.
relatives of our present crops
would (b) Democracy needs to have
enable us to strengthen food security.
revolutionaries in opposition to keep the
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid ? government alert.
(a) I only
(c) Rulers in a democracy need the support
(b) II only
of opposition for their political survival.
Both Iand II
.(G In a democracy, the opposition is
(d) Neither I nor II indispensable for the balance of political
power and good governance.
Passage -2

"A good statesman, like any other sensible 54. With reference to the above passage, the
human being, learns more from his opponents
following assumptions have been made :
than from his fervent supporters. For his
I In a democracy, a strong opposition is
supporters will push him to disaster unless his
required only if the Head of Government
opponents show him where the dangers are. So if
is indifferent.
he is wise he will often pray to be delivered from
his friends, because they will ruin him. But, II. The more aggressive the opposition, the
though it hurts, he ought also to pray never to be better is the governance in a democracy.
left without opponents; for they keep him on the
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid ?
national
path of reason and good sense. The
unity of free people depends upon a sufficiently
(a) Ionly
even balance of political power to make it (b) II only
administration to be
mpracticable for the
revolutionary SoBoth I and II
arbitrary and for opposition to be
and irreconcilable." seNeither Inor II

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 Pis the brother of Qand R. S is R's mother./68./ The 5-digit number PQRST (al distinct digita)
is such that T0. Pis thrice T. Sis greater
is P's father. How many of the following
than Q by 4, while Q is
statements are definitely true ? greater than R by 3.
HOw many such 5-digit
1. Sand T are a couple. numbers are possible ?
(a) 3
Q is Ts son.

IL TisQs father. (&t P (b) 4

IV. S is P's mother. (c) 5

V Ris T's daughter. K (d) 6

VI. P is S's son.

Select the correct answer using the code given

o3
below : 59. X can complete one-third a certain work in
(a) Only two 6 days, Y can complete one-third of the
(b) Only three same work in 8 days and Z can complete
cOnly four three-fourth of the same work in 12 days. Al
(d) Only five
of them- work together for n days and then X
and Z quit and Y alone finishes the remaining
56. If NO is coded as 210, NOT is coded as 4200 ,2 days. What is n equal to ?
work in 8-
3
and NOTE is coded as 21000, then how is
(a) 3
NOTES coded ?
A
a 399000
(b) 420000 (c)
(c) 440000
(d) 6
(d) 630000
3
57. If FRANCE is coded as 654321 and60. What is Xin the sequencel
GERMANY is coded as 9158437, then how is
1, 3, 6, 11, 18, X, 42?
YEMEN coded ?
(a) 26
(a) 54321
(b) 27
(b) 81913

e 1913 29
,
(d) 71813 (d) 30

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Drwtions, r the following 3(three) items : e9 With reference to the above passage. the
folowing two Þassages and answer the following assumptions have been made:
follow the passages. Your answers to these I. Corporate capitalism promotes the
sshould be based on the passages only. growth of labour force and provides more
employment opportunities.
Passage-1
II. Poor and marginalized sections of
There has been no democracy that has population are benefited by corporate
gTOWn economically without corporate capitalism. capitalism due to trickle-down effect.
It helps in modernizing the economy and
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid ?
enablingthe transition from rural to
urban, and
ariculture to industry and services, which are (a) Ionly
ineitable with growth. It generates jobs and (b) II only
.bere is no other way to fix a
country's eBoth Iand II
unemployment challenge without a further
impetus to private business. Big
(d) Neither Inor II
comnpanies can
0perate on a large scale and become competitive
both domestically and externally. A vibrant Passage -2
corporate capitalist base also leads to additional "A network of voluntary associations stands
revenues for the State - which in turn, can be
as a buffer between the relatively powerless
used for greater welfare for the marginalized and
individual and the potentially powerful State."
creating a more level playing field in terms of
opportunities.
63. Which one of the following statements reflects
the best explanation of the above passage ?
61. Which one of the following statements best
reflects the critical message conveyed by the Las It emphasizes the inability of the State
author of the passage ? to enforce its will in practice against the
(a) Corporate capitalism is important for opposition of certain groups within it.
economic growth of a State and also for
(b) It is a cooperative organization for the
democracy.
promotion of the well-being and
(b)Corporate capitalism is imperative for a
modern State to achieve its political
development of the personality of its
members.
objectives.
(c) No State can ensure its economic (c) It takes individuals out of a state of
survival for long without the role of isolation and gives them a chance to
corporate capitalism. & participate in the common endeavour.
(d) Corporate capitalism and democracy (d)
have mutual dependence for their It permits citizens to have a variety of
continued existence.
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 (wnsiderthe ollowing statenents : 07, Whut in the ronalnder wley
There exists a natural numbor which
when incrAsed by 50% can have ita
umber of tàctors unechanged. Individed by 6?

There exists a natural number which

when increased by 150% can have_its (b) 1
number of factors unchanged. 2
(c)
Which of the statements given above is/aro
orrect
(d)

Ionly
(b) II only
88. A quostion i8 given followed by two
Statements Iand II. Conalder the Quostion
Both I and II
and the Statemonta and mark the correct
d) Neither I nor II option.
Question :
There are 7 places A, B, C, D, E, F and G in a
ity connected by various roads AB, AC, CD, What is the smallost 1-digit number having
DE. BF, EG and FG. A is 6 km south of B. A is exactly 4 distinct factors ? 6
10km west of C. D is 5 km east of E, C is 6 km
north ofD. F is 9 km west of B. F is 12 km Statement I: 2is oneof the factors,
north of G. A person travels from D to F Statement II: 3is one of the factors.
through these roads. What is the distance Which one of the following is corroct in respect
covered by the person ?
of the above Question and the Statements ?
(a) 20 km
(a) The Question can be answerod by using
(b) 25 km
one of the Statements alone, but cannot
(c 31 km be answered using the other statement
(d) 37 km alone.
(b) The Question can be answered by using
66. In a certain code if 64 is written as 343 and either Statement alone.
3 216 is written as 729, then how is 512 written (c)
in that code ? The Question can be answered by using
(a)
both the Statements together, but
1000
cannot be answered using either
o r 1331 Statement alone.
(c) 1728 The Question can be answered even
(d) 2197 without using any of the Statements.

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 question is given followed by two70. A question is given followed
A
by two
I and II. Consider the Question Statements I and II.
Consider the Question
S t a t e m e n t s

and the Statements and mark the correct and the Statements and mark the
Correct
option. option.

Question .:
Question :
Let P, Q, R, S be distinct non-zero digits. If
How is Q related to P ?
PP x PQ = RRSS, where Ps 3 and Qs 4,
then what is Q equal to ? Statement I: P has two sisters, R and S.
Statement I: R=1,
Statement II: R'sfather is the brother of Q.
Statement II: S 2,
Which one of the following is correct in
respect
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements ?
of the above Question and the Statements?
(a) The Question can be answered by using
(a) The Question can be answered by using
one of the Statements alone, but cannot
one of the Statements alone, but cannot
be answered using the other statement
be answered using the other statement
alone.
alone.

(b) The Question can be answered by using

(b) The Question can be answered by using
either Statement alone.
either Statement alone.

(c) The Question can be answered by using ( The Question can be answered by using

both the Statements together, but both the Statements together, but
cannot be answered using either cannot be answered using either

Statement alone. Statement alone.

(d) The Question can be answered even (d) The Question cannot be answered even
without using any of the Statements. using any of the Statements.

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 Passage -2
pitionsfr the following 2(two) itema :
answer the Trust stands commonly defined
lowing two passages and
ioms
that, follow the passages, Your answers to these being vulnerable to others.
iemsshould be based on the passages only.
Entrepreneurship implies trust in others
Passage-1 and willingness to expose oneself to
Asingle number for inflation is an betrayal. Trust in expert systems is the
aggTegate across different commodities and
essence of globalizing behaviour; trust itself
services the price rise differs for different
emerges as a super-commodity in the social
items of consumption. So, the single number is
orrived at by assigning weights to different market and defines the characteristics of
ommodities and services. For WPI, the weights goods and services in a global market.
in production are used; for CPI, the consumption Trusting conduct also means holding others
hasket is used. But people are not homogeneous.
in good esteem, and an optimism that they
The consumption basket is vastly different for
are, or will be, comnpetent in certain
the poor, the middle classes, and the rich. Hence,
the CPI is different for each of these classes and respects.

a composite index requires averaging the

baskets.

72. Which one of the following statements best

71. Which one of the following statements best
reflects the crux of the passage ?
reflects the most logical, rational and crucial
message conveyed by the passage ?
(a) Trustworthiness cannot be expected in
a We must Use WPI exclusively in
measuring price rise and CPI should be
entrepreneurship.
done away with.
(b) Trustworthy people are the most
(b) The present calculation of inflation rate
does not correctly measure price rise of vulnerable people.
individual item/commodity.
et No economic activity is possible without
(c) Inflation data under-presents services in
the consumption basket. being exposed to betrayal.

(d) Knowledge of inflation rate is not really (d) Trust is important though it entails
of any use to anybody in the country.
risk.

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Ntatven

ane.

The Quetion n anwe y

oith atement atone.

Rtatoent alone,
 78, "The averngo of throo nunmbern p, qanl r
letp+ 10, whew qarv integern, in k
yora than the nverHgo in
q in
Value- Maximam valuo of p when loan than the averngo. What in the valun of r?
p.q are poaitive integora,
Value-l Maximum valuo of pxq when (b) k-1
p2-6, q -4.
(e) k+ 1 4
IWhich one of the tollowing in correct
(d) k/2
(a) Value-l< Value-l1

(b) Value-ll < Value-]

70, Lot x be a rooal number betweon 0 and
Value-l =Value-ll Which of the following statements iware
corroct ?
d) Cannot be deternmined due to insuflicient
data I.

II. X>

77. Consider a set of 11numbers: Select the correct answor using the code given
below :
Value-I = Mininmum value of the average of
lonly
the numbers of the sot when they
(b) IIonly
are consecutive integers > -5.
(c) Both I and II
Value-Il = Minimum value of the product (d) Neither I nor II
of the numbers of the set when
they are consecutive non-negative
|80. The difference between any two natural
integers.
numbers is 10. What can be said about the
Which one of the following is correct ? natural numbers which are divisible by 5 and
lie between these two numbers ?
(a) Value-I < Value-lI
(a) There is only one such number.
(b) Value-II < Value-I WThere are only two such numbers.
There can be more than one such
Value-I = Value-II
number.
(d) Cannot be determined due to insuflicient (d) No such number exists.
data

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